Extreme Ocean Waves /
Extreme, freak or rogue waves are produced by a number of physical mechanisms that focus the water-wave energy into a small area, due to wave instability, chaotic behaviour, dispersion (frequency modulation), refraction (presence of variable currents or bottom topography), soliton interactions, etc....
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2008.
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